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Engine Covers - Just Finished Painting
Just finished painting the main engine cover and the lettering on the battery and brake fluid covers as well.
I was looking for a more subtle look that then a all red cover, but still incorporating some red accents. Went with a close match to the gun metallic and used dupli-color glossy liquid caliper paint and a fine brush to apply it to only the top surface of the raised lettering. Came out better than I expected. http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3ddc71fd.jpg http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3a5e6828.jpg http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/...ps841330dd.jpg http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/...psd44fe120.jpg |
That looks really good!
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Well done. Very clean!
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Thanks, taping the inside radius of the curves was ***** tedious but the edges came out really crisp and even.
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Wow! Excellent idea and execution. I might have to try that on my battery and brake covers.
Did you mask inside the batt/brake cover letters or just the engine cover. |
I just masked the engine cover for the grey metallic paint. The red caliper paint was viscous enough that it wouldn't run over the edge if applied carefully with a fine brush (~3 mm) with a steady hand.
There were a couple small spots where I pushed it over the edge, but rubbing the edge gently with a toothpick took care of that when the paint was partially cured but still soft. Placed it in the oven at 75 C (~167 F) for 25 min and the surface came out nice and smooth on the lettering. |
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I have some Solid Red paint left over from some body work. Do you think that would work? I'm hoping that there is nothing special about caliper paint for this job and it's just what you had laying around. ;) |
Nice!!
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^^Pretty much, the calper paint was a nice deep red, not too bright, and it was thicker than other paints I had so it made a nice thick layer on top of the letters without running. I would think most paints would do fine.
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Thanks. I have a few other projects going right now, but will try it out when I get a chance.
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Came out great! :tup:
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Nice, you did similar to mine but I painted the VVEL black.
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Wow that looks very classy. Subtle but really nice. Too many times people go way too much. Proving once again less is more. :tup:
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I like.
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yup, agree with everyone, very nice and subtle :tup:
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Nice and subtle, but stands out. :tup:
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well done. i like subtle accents. :tup:
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Thanks guys, I debated for a while what to do to the covers.
I decided to use the red sparingly, it really kept the look clean. I thought it wasn't going to be enough before I put them back in the engine bay but it turned out to be just right. |
Very nice... Good job!
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Dupli-color gloss red caliper paint in the can for the letting. Goes on fairly thick and smooths over very well as it dries leaving no lines or brush marks.
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REVIVED from the dead lol, how is your paint holding up?
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Where did you get the Gun metallic Paint too bro?
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It's holding up great, no flaking or fading that I can see.
I just bought some gun metallic from the local auto parts store, not Nissan exact match paint, I believe it was for a Toyota. It's not perfect but its very close, since the cover isn't near any body color you can't really tell. |
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That's awesome, if you don't mind me asking, how did you prep? Was this plastic paint? Primer? Sanding? -Raj |
I just cleaned the surface with some alcohol before painting and let dry. The plastic is already fairly rough and textured and the paint adhered very well.
It was just standard automotive paint, from the touch up spray cans, no special plastic paint etc. You could use those but I didn't find it necessary. 2 1/2 years later it still looks good as new. |
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Awesome! I want to do this mod, is this the paint you used? http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10...3639995d32.jpg Did you clear coat yours? Also the red paint you used a brush to apply it? -Raj |
Yup, believe it was duplicolor gun metallic.
I didn't clear coat, just masked the rest of the cover off and painting two light coats and let dry a good day or more before re-installing. For the red I used a small paint brush, like the craft store type, and carefully applied the paint to the top of the lettering. It will build up to give a nice thick coat if you keep adding more to the brush and do a little at a time. Have to be careful as if you go to far it will spill over the top of the letter and you have to wipe it off and start over. I dried the parts in the sun for a day as the caliper paint can take a long time to dry if put on thick. If you want to see what the paint looks like now check here when I painted my post MAF tubes a couple months ago. http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...kle-paint.html It's a little dusty in the engine bay, but you can see the paint is still excellent. |
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Awesome, so the red is caliper paint? You sprayed it on the brush and wiped? And I'm really surprised you didn't use something to help with adhesion for the paint. -Raj |
I have been debating on using an adhesion promotor since the paint is not made for plastic, but I'm not sure if it is absolutely necessary.
-Raj |
No, didn't spray, it was the small can of caliper paint, just used the small brush to apply it.
Well I know with the duplicolor it has been almost 3 years and no issues, and I have been to the track several times, so if it was going to peel from the heat etc. it should have by now. |
Well that makes me feel better, I think you must have been really had good prep! Thanks for the advice on this and I'll post pics how it turns out!
-Raj |
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